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  1. Folks, I am migrating my activity to this page if you care to join. All the best, Gary fb.me/NMYPuDWl
  2. Also explore the @bunchofmadmen site (www.bunchofmadmen.com) for advice from seasoned foreign correspondents, tales from the road & reviews!
  3. From one of the dispatches family, check out this stellar new book on global reporting, a how-to for foreign correspondence: @bunchofmadmen
  4. Call for submissions for Asian Women Photographers: http://bit.ly/9wLRsD Please apply / retweet
  5. RT @agnesdherbeys: Hi!!! Am looking for a lab that can process medium format films in Jakarta in few hours.... Help!! Thanks!!!
  6. The new visual stories of Africa: http://www.david-campbell.org/2010/06/01/new-visuals-africa/ by @davidc7
  7. Cute story on "Bruce", the original "Jaws" shark: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127370664
  8. Contrasting: Charles Moore's review http://bit.ly/d8FqaA of Nomad by Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Nicholas Kristof's http://nyti.ms/bc8YMp
  9. Londoners, get down to Frontline Club for Daniel Schwartz's talk on the 9th June: http://bit.ly/dwWkG4
  10. "Why I love Photography"; week of events at HOST, London: http://bit.ly/9BjEAP #foto8
  11. Asia-philes, have you checked out CNN GO yet? http://www.cnngo.com/ What do you think?
  12. NYROB on the iPad: http://bit.ly/cAbX77
  13. Really cool interactive map of the United States showing detailed info on homeland security spending by state: http://tinyurl.com/3xucan2
  14. RT @telephotography: in case you haven't yet marveled at the 48 hour magazine http://bit.ly/9o0IrV
  15. A must-see - the Pulitzer Center's website on fragile states. Lots of multimedia, stories: http://pulitzergateway.org/fragile-states/
  16. New poll shows young, less educated want to migrate to U.S., while older, more educated aim for Canada: http://tinyurl.com/2g47vr9
  17. Keep up-to-date and graphic on specific security risks and terrorist groups with this cool new project: http://cpost.uchicago.edu/index.php
  18. RT @telephotography: new on telephoto are 'the pleasure park' by elena dorfman & the wonderful indian memory project http://bit.ly/7wg2P0
  19. The definitive guide to Al Qaeda, with great photos/graphics, from @FP_Magazine. Good online, better in print: http://tinyurl.com/35mveqr
  20. Check out this original documentary on youth #gang violence and the #drug trade in Central America: http://tinyurl.com/2e9l4ug